Police are investigating an incident where a man who had been reported missing was found dead in a forest in Kobujoi, Nandi County.
The body of Daniel Kibet, 49 was found in the forest with his left wrist chopped off and with deep cuts on the head and left knee.
He was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. He had been reported missing on December 5. His body was discovered a day later, police said.
Police said a suspect was arrested in connection with the incident. The motive is yet to be established. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations, police said.
Elsewhere in Bigege village, Nyamira County, police are investigating an incident where a 13-year-old girl died of burns at their home.
The girl was rushed to a local hospital while dead with burns on the legs and bruises on her body.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations.
Meanwhile, a man was shot and killed in an attack by gunmen in Lake Turkana. The incident happened in Kokuro area which is near the Ethiopian-Kenya border and left one Ekwanga Lokoroma, 25 dead, police said of the December 6 incident.
A group of men had gone to fetch water from the lake when they were ambushed and attacked by gunmen believed to be members of the Dasannech gang. This sparked a shootout with a group of local herdsmen who were armed.
Tension remained high in the area amid fears of more attacks or retaliations.
More patrols have been enhanced in the area to address the growing fears of attacks by the gang, police said.
This is the latest such incident in the area amid operations to tame the practice.
Gunmen from both Ethiopia, South Sudan and local ones strike for livestock in a persistent trend.
This has forced the government to take various measures to address the menace.
The area is among those under Operation Maliza Uhalifu aimed at dealing with bandits.
The operation has managed to contain crime in the area and other counties amid persistence.
The operation targets Baringo, West Pokot, Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, Meru and Isiolo counties. The operation has also been extended to Migori where bandits are increasingly attacking and stealing animals.
Besides retributive reaction, strategic investment and sustainable development have also taken a prominent place among the government’s planned crime control interventions for Kenya’s Northern frontier and the Kerio Valley belt.
There is also an ongoing deradicalization process in the areas, which has borne fruits with some locals surrendering their weapons in Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo Counties. More than 600 assorted weapons have been surrendered in a two-month exercise.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the long-term vision is to empower the communities to actively take part in the war against animal rustling and undertake legitimate nation-building activities.
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